Tender chicken, juicy raspberries, and tangy goat cheese get together to party in this simple yet flavorful Chicken & Raspberry Salad. No need for a cafe salad today when you've got this going on!
In a large salad bowl, combine the baby greens and dressing.
1 6-ounce package baby greens, ½ cup Raspberry Vinaigrette
Add the cabbage, carrots, and then the chicken slices, raspberries, goat cheese, pecans, and scallions.
½ cup shredded purple cabbage, ¼ cup carrots (shredded), 2 cup chicken (cooked and cubed), 6 oz raspberries, 2 oz goat cheese crumbles, 2 tablespoon pecans (chopped), 2 tablespoon chopped green onions
Drizzle the dressing over all and toss to combine.
Serve immediately. Leftovers will not be good later as the salad is already dressed.
To make this recipe for meal prep salads:
In four meal prep containers, divide the salad elements: greens, cabbage, carrots, chicken slices, raspberries, goat cheese, pecans, and scallions.
1 6-ounce package baby greens, ½ cup shredded purple cabbage, ¼ cup carrots (shredded), 2 cup chicken (cooked and cubed), 6 oz raspberries, 2 oz goat cheese crumbles, 2 tablespoon pecans (chopped), 2 tablespoon chopped green onions
Divide the dressing into four sauce containers with lids.
½ cup Raspberry Vinaigrette
Store the salad and dressing containers in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Notes
Tips: Moisture is the enemy when it comes to salads, so hold off adding the dressing until right before you serve it. Even before then, you can extend the shelf-life of your meal prepped salad by making sure the other components are very dry.Use a salad spinner to get the salad greens very dry and pat the raspberries dry before adding them to the salad. My salads last a full four days when done in this manner with very fresh ingredients.If you want to take it all a step further, in the vein of Mason Jar Salads, place the heavy, wet items (chicken, cheese, nuts, berries) in the dish first and top with the greens. You’ll need to invert the dish or have room to shake it all up before you serve it.